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"The 

Apostle 

Paur 



By R. H. Johnson, Jr., 

Student in State University, 
Louisville, Ky. 



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"I hope the time shall soon come 
when men will gladly cease to be ene- 
mies for opinion's sake." 



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'"I hope the time shall soon come when 
men will gladly cease to be enemies for 
opinion's sake." 



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ROGER HORACE JOHNSON, JR. 
State University. 



To Miss L. Frances Griffin, of Danville, Ky., whose 
gentle words and winsome smiles inspired me, th(s 
little play is gratefjully and affectionately dedicated 
in admiration of her kindly interest and friendship. 



INTRODUCTION. 

Man! man! let each man use his brain. 

To do what he thinks best; 
Pure motive c own the ideal reign, 

Against the obscure test. 

Let no man dare to argue 'bout 
Old worn-out dogma creeds; 

Their sands of life have wasted out. 
And this wo Id cr:es for deeds 

The world at most, can teill the thief, 
Who would cheat f eedom 's sway, 

From rightened minds by stray belief, 
And hide the light of day. 

Believe in God! who but a fool 

Denies His works of grace? 
No man of age, or youth in school. 

But what his paths can trace. 

My mind oti youth once soared up high. 

To heights of deepsit blue; 
I rambled, searching in the sky 

And found that it was true. 

Like Job of old, thus leasoned I, 
Of things hard to be solved; 

My spirit breather the wondrous why 
That long ago dissolved. 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

I called in qu€i3tion sainted ones 

Who in Heaven sweetly lay. 
While Hell engulfed the wicked ones 

In woes eternal stay. 

My soul in grief mourend, *'Is it just— 

For such no mercy fell; 
But human .souls must be thrust 

Down in a cruel Heil? 

By this I was misunderstood, 

My schoolmates gave the yell, 
Expressing disdain— ''You're no good"— 

And called me Infidel. 

Lydia was almost raised to Cote 

She sadly sighed for Hope; 
And when on Faith and works I wrote 

Then truth for my sake spoke. 

Ttie melancholy shades that gloomed 

Were banished by her light, 
And I awoke in joy boomed 

To write with great delight. 

I've written of the Hero's King, 

The diamond gem of all — 
The play of which the nations sing. 
The great Apostle Paul. 

T. W. H. GIBSON, 

State University. 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 
'THE APOSTLE PAUL." 



Characters: 



Paul, the Apostle. 
Kipg Agrippa. 
Festus, the Governor. 
Tertellus, a Wealthy Pharisee Lawyer. 
SimoQ, an Ethiopian. 
Julius, a Centurion. 
Lysias, a Chief Captain. 
Bf-mice, the Queen. 
Azala, Her Daughter. 
Lydia, Daughter of Tertullus. 
Lucretia, a Servant of Bernice. 
Citizens, Soldiers, etc. 

Synopsis: 
Scene I — A public square before the jail. 
Scene II — The Palace of the King. 
Scene III— Th^ Palace of the King— TliroiLe Room. 
Scene IV — The Courtroom. 
Time: A. D. 62-4, 
Place: Caesarea. 

ROGER H. JOHNSON, JR., 
State University. 



TPIE APOSTLE PAUL. 
THE APOSTLE PAUL. 



Scene I. 

(A public square in Ca-esarea. A great clamour is 
•heard f:'om withcut. Enter Julius and Lysias hur- 
riedly.) 

Julius: W'iiat a monstrous uproar! What wild heastg 
are those who thus assemble at this hour to rend 
the tranquility of the cool morning air by such 
lusty and enormous shouts? 
Lysias: The Jews, of course; as usual, arguing 
about their religion. They're always at it — first 
the Pharisee, then the Sadducees — ^either afhrm- 
ing or denying the existence of something. 
Julius: 'Tis really ridiculous to argue about such 
things. Men ought not differ; all men ought to 
be absolutely orthodox in their views about reli- 
gious matters and those who differ ought to be 
killed, as quickly as possible. 
Lysias: Thy views, I fear, are far too narrow; but 
let us not worry about these things; for we have 
other duties. 
Julius: That Christian Paul, whom with great viol- 
ence thou didst take out of the handsi of tho 
Jews, is to be tried before the King. The Blas- 
phemer ought to be killed. I sincerely hope that 
he will get the full penalty and if need must be, 
I'll give him what I gave that raving idiot, 
Stephen. 
Lysias: What has this Paul done to cause thee to 
have such feelings of revenge against him? Is 
he associated with any constructive enterprise? 



b THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

Julius: Aye, indeed, s'ir, lie is; he's endeavoring to 
con-struci; a nev/ religion out or this vile blasphe- 
moiis heresy. 

Lysias: Oh! that is not so bad, then. The more re- 
ligions, the better; if they tell us aught of Love, 
Truth or Justice. Indeed, sir, this is an age of 
religions; there are many different religions in. 
tho world and they all have their advocates— 
either secretly or openly. Intelleet soars into 
the ethereal realms of thought ,as well as into 
the abysmal depths of knowle'dge and everyone 
is thinking for himself. After all, I am inclined 
to lock upon all religions as a never ceasing 
struggle in every new period in the history of 
the v\^orld toward a conception of life — ^both here^ 
and hereafter. Now as for myself, I do not find 
any fault in these Christians. They have their 
own opinions and regardless of what may come 
to them — regardless of what others say, think or 
do — they never fail to express them when they 
are permitted. They do not always wear fash- 
ionable appprel — ^they are trustworthy. They 
labor diligently ,faithfully guarding each other's 
interest, but they never refuse to render assist- 
ance to others. It doth appear to me that they 
are a very charitable and innoeent class of peo- 
ple. 

Julius: They are a very dangerous and useless class 
of Infidels and Blasphemers! Every one of 
them ought to 'be killed — this Paul especially. 

Lysias: Now, what foul crime has he committed? 

Julius: Committed! Thou knowest full well how 
this idle Blasphemer didst say that he gazed 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. \f 

into th-e a7iire HeaA'^en and vowed by the ever- 
burning sun tiiat he saw a light whose wondrous 
brilliance did exceed the effulgence of old Sol 
and this self same Christ, whom we crucified 
years ago, to him did give command to declare 
this blasph€my to all men. 
Lysias: Well, how dost thou know but what he did? 
What proof hast thou? Does belief or unbelief 
ideistrov or create the existence of any thing? 
Because thou believest him not, does that de- 
stroy the validity of his vision or the veracity 
of his statement? Can one man tell what an- 
other man sees or does not see or do men see 
and fail to see differently? 
Julius: How durst thou defend this new religion, a 
might wa.ve of Oceanus, heaven mountain high, 
by the fierce burning wrath of Neptune, sweep- 
ing powerfully ever and anooi, through the minds 
of men and by its vile seditions destroying the 
good ancient orthodox teachings of our sage and 
reverend fathers and sinking the mighty gods of 
yore into an Infinfiite vale of oblivion? Thou art 
wiser than the reverend rabbis, who assemble 
at the great Sanhedrin to hold sage converse. 
A man in whose tranquil bosom rest the good 
teachings of the Invites, grave pensive priest, 
upon W'hose ?acred heads the divine oil of Jeho- 
vah 's wisdom, hath been poured by ministering oji- 
gels, ought not be so visibly affected by the vilei 
blaspheonous heresy of these idle Christian fools. 
Thou art almost a blasphemer thyself. 
Lysias: That I may be, but first tell me, what is 
blasphemy- Do not all religions strive to make 



10 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

men better? Do not the Moslems call us all 
blaspli-pmeis*? The Greeks say that Jupiter will 
destroy all. The Brahmans ar^e forever quarrel- 
ing with the Buddhists, while there is a con_ 
tinual wrangle between the Pharisees and Sad- 
ducees. As for myself, J am not religious; the 
goids' can. take care of their own affairs. Let 
every man use his own light and do what he 
believes to be best and if his motives be pure, 
the gods, who are just and loving, will do their 
duty. I know full many hypoerits, who declare 
th^ot they bedleve but they do not practice what 
they preach. 

Julius: That all sounds well, but who should dare 
aspire to say aught aaginst the good teachings 
of the priests? We must perofrce constrain all 
men to bow in humble subraisi'son to the will of 
the Most High Ruler of Heaven and Earth, who 
in no faltering tones, hath commanded us to slay 
all who persuade us to go after other gods' and 
they who pi"^sume to turn our feet astray, .shall 
ibe slain by order of the Most High. 

Lysias: How could the Most High, the giver of di- 
verse opinions, persecute a man for opinion's 
sake? 

Julius: I know not how nor why, but 'tis our reli- 
gious duty- our great love for him who brought 
us peace and rest, will not suffer that each idle 
Christian fool should his holy name and his sa- 
cred temiple profane. 

Lysias: Aye, sir; I perceive that thou knowestt not 
what 'love is. Go ye and hear the words of Paul» 

Julius: Hast thou heai-d him? 



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Lysias: Truly, sir; and — 

Julius: Enougli; for thou hast to me unbosomed all 
thy secrets — my interview has not been in vain. 
JLiysias'. thou noble Jew, art secnreily in my pow- 
er; from thine own lips hast thou confessed that 
with this man thou hast often conversed. 'Tis 
nothing more than I had suspected; yet these 
words shall strengthen the coils which thou 
hast entwined about thyself, hoping to secure 
the love of Lydia, the fair daughter of Tertullus. 
Olten have I observed thee, each evening, just 
at sunset, journeying with Lydia, arm in arm, 
towards the hidden catacomb of the Christians. 
By thy influence Lydia has become a secret fol- 
lower of this new religion; now what will be thy 
fate if to Tertullus I divulge thy secrets? Will 
■he not surely Mil thee? Dost thou value thy 
life or love Lydia? Then harken to my offer: 
Now] noble Lysias (places his hand upon Lysias' 
shoulder), I desire not to cause thee pain or mis- 
fortune; a«sit me in my plans to overthrow the 
King and thcu sha.lt be secure, a ruler in the 
land, second only to me in power. Refuse me 
and I go straight to Tertullus that he may know 
of chy secret sias. 

Lysias: Away with thy foul offer of life. Isittrea- 
son? Nay, I sipum thy offers of life. ( I>rawing 
his sword.) Thou shalt not live to execute thy 
foul designs . (They fight. Julius is slightly 
wounded.) 

Julius: (Lustily.) What! Ho! Murder! Tlie 
Guards'! The Guards! 



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Lyisas: Tliou Roman cur — wretched coward, si- 

leiioe! Be ?. man! 
Julius: (Struggling desperately.) Hold; I promise 
silence. Sheath thy .sword; no sword of Roman 
temper delights in Roman blood. 
Lysids: I shall not let ihee live to dog my every 
step, but with my own good b'word shall secure 
tjhy silence. 

(Enter several soldiers and citizens.) 
Julius: Seize him quickly, men. 
Yysias: He who touches me shall be the first to 

feel the point of my sword. 
First Soldier: Why fight ye, men, upon the public 

:>qQa:e? 
Julius: This man, a nefarious Christian, is guilty 
of blasphemy and when 1 did attempt to chaf^- 
itse him for his impietj", without due warning, 
he struck me in the side ere I could raise my 
shield 
Lysias: Thou liest. 
First Soldier: How speakest he thus? 
Julius: He is a mad man. Seize him! Seize him! 

In the name of the Most High, kill him. 
Lysias: Thou dost mean the most high demon; thou 
knowest nothing about God. It is written, ''They 
that love not, knoweth not God; for God is 
Love. " It is said that God is a spirit of infinib:^ 
love and mercy and they who worship him must 
worship him in spirit and in truth. Mere vain 
conceited man in wild presumptuous egotism 
looks on outward apearance but God looks at 
the herirt. The man Vv'hcm you helped to crucify 
once said, '' Blessed are the pure in heart." 



TPIE APOSTLE PAUL. 13 

Now tiiat is tbe place for the indwelling of the 
Holy Spirit — of Love, Truth, Justice, Libert5% 
Equality and Fraternity — the Spirit of th-o 
Christ; for God dwells not in gorgeous temples, 
built by the hands of penny-egotistical hands of 
T'Tien ,but his kingdom is in the hearts of men. 
There is but one God — one religion — and thai is 
Love — that altruistic regard for all beings, under 
the starry vault ol: the boundless Heavens, re- 
gardless? of race, color o" crtsd- cr-eated in the 
divine image of Him who rules the uni^ 
and it is mere than se It-evident that thou canst 
not ostrac:'::e, d-rciimina.'^e. persecute or kill 
fellow man for Love's swset sake. 

A Citi::: en: A b av3 mm; he speaks well. 

Junius: £?ize him! Why stand ye there like the 
pyramids in Egypt built by the noble sons of 
Ham for the pleasure of the ancient Phaaroahs? 
Are ye all afraid of him? 

A Citizen: This man doth not speak as one guilty 
of blasphemy 

Julius: Seize him, ^tis no time for idle flattery. 
Seize him. 

All: (Rushing ?A him.) Kill the blasphemer! Kill 
liim ! 

Lysias: Come you savage horde; I'll make my 
trusty Roman sword drunk with blood, (They 
all nght d-aRi:erateiy for some moments. Enter 
King Agrippa, Teitullus and Festus, followed by 
a company of guards. j 

Festus: What means this bloody strife? Ye men 
of Caesarea, cease your mighty conflict; tho 
kins desires to speak. 



14 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

King Agrippa: Let no more blood be shed; as sov- 
ereign of the land, it is my command that ye 
jnfo:m me about tbis affair. 

A Citizen: We are a*ttempting to brimg la blasiphem- 
er to the bar of justice. 

King Agrippa: Who is the blasphemer? Let him 
come forth. (To Lysias) Art thou a Roman 
citizen? 

Lysias: Aj-e, sir; a faithful captain of thy ranks. 

King Agrippa: What crime hast thou committeed? 

Lysias: ..ot any; 1 eexrcised my right as a Romaa 
citizen; 1 protected myself. 

Julius: Most Excellent King, the blasphemer speak, 
eth falsely; he is guilty of blasphemy and fraud, 
having- by his vile sedition caste a precious 
jewel into the cesspool of this new heresy. 

Festus: How i.s this? 

Tertullus: I know this Lysias; he's a dangerous 
man, fearing neither gods or men. Look! How 
now the blood doth stain his sword; a .siword 
ought not be entrusted to him. 

Lysias: Gracious King, to thee I give my sword; 
for in thy presence none but traitors need to 
fear. 

King Ag.rippa: Brave soldier! Right nobly thou 
hast done. Thou mayest tell me all and what- 
ever the crime ,thou shall be spared thy life; 
no one ,so brave as thou shall be slain by order 
of the King 

Julius: (Aside.) Curses on the luck! 

Lysias: This wild crowd of madmen set upon me at 
;,he instigation of Julius, who for some cause de- 
sired to kill me- As a man I protected myself; 



THE xVPOSTLE PAUL. 15 

I am innocent of ilie charg-e of bla.^pli^my. 

Tertuiius: Most Worthy King, to whom 1 have al- 
ways b€€n loyal in times of war and in times' of 
peace, I pray thee, that thou wouldest also hear 
' a few words from Julius. 

King Agrippa: Thou mayesc have thy wish. 

Julius: Most Worthy King, this Lrysia.s, a Christian, 
folloiwer of Paul and a leader of the Nazarenea, 
I apprehended in the act of conducting Lydia, 
the fiar daughter of Tertuiius, to the hidden 
catacomb of the Christians. Uipon further obser- 
vation I discovered that he had caused her to 
become a Christian, Knowing that Tertuiius knew 
nothing abojt his daughter's new religion nor 
the crirme of Ly.Biias, I determined to infonm him. 
Livsias upon learning of my intentions contrived 
to slay me but fortunately I was rescued just in 
time by these, my faithful comrades. 

Tertuiius: Didst thou say that Lydia, my daughter, 
is a Christian? No; it can" not be true. 

Julius: 'Ti.s true, sir. 

TertjJIus: I will not believe it. Let Lydia be 
brought forth. I will know the truth. What 
hast thou to say, Lysias? 

Lysias: 'Tis no affair of mine. 

Tertuiius: Is it true? 

Lysias: I have .said. 

King Ag-rippa: Hast thou thus offended Tertuiius, 
who doth lend to the king much money his cof- 
fers to fill? Had I known this, I would not have 
spared thy' fife. 



16 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

Lysias: Forgive nie, if ! have wronged Tertiillus, 
but I answer that 1 have not caused her to be a 
Christian. 

Terti'Mus: If thou hast not, who caused her to be- 
come a Christian? 
(Enter Lydia.) 

Lysias: Let her speak for herself. 

Tertullus: Lydia, my daughter, art thou a Christian? 

Lydia: Father, thou hast from the time of my birth 
reared me as a Pharisee. 

Tertiilljs; Answer me, child; art thou a Christian? 

Lydia: I can not be a Pharisee and also a Christian. 
Didst thou rear me as a Pharisee or a Christian? 

Tertullus: Answer me; I will not be evaded. I 
must know the truth. If thou will not answer or 
if thou art a Christian, I shall disown thee. 

King Ag.rippa: The king shall decide the penalty. 
Come, Lydia, answer thy father's question; for 
if of a truth thy thoughts strive for expression, 
speak, and leave the rest to me. 
(In the background appear the soldiers with 
Paul, who is in chains.) 

Tertuilus: "Wilt thou answer? 

Lydia: Oh, why doth thou ask me; I would gladly 
answer, but — 

Kinc; Agrippa: Who is that man wliom the soldiers 
are leading into yon siiualid jail? 

Festus" ^Tis Paul. 

King Ag.rippa: Paul! Paul of Tarsus, dost thou 



mean .■' 



Festus: 'Tis even so; Paul of Tarsus. 



THE APOSTLE PATfL. 17 

King Agrippa: Let him be bronglit forth. (Paul 

com€s to the front of the stage.) Art thou Paul? 
..Paul: Aye, I am he and a servant of Him who 

said that if thou be ashamed to own me before 

men, T shall be ashamed to own you before my 

Father. 
Lydia: Oh, Fathe^, I can not conceal it longer; I 

am a Christian. 
Tertuilus: Away! Wretch! Harlot! Thou art no 

longer la child of mine! Julius! Julius! kill her; 

for I would rather see her dead than to live a 

Christian.. 
King Agrippa: Be calm, Tertuilus; thou canst not 

disinherit thine only child. 
Tertuilus: Julius! Julius! Kill her. (Julius 

strikes at her with his sword. Lysias rushes at 

him. ?^ydia takes from her bosom a sruall cross 

and Julius upon seeing the cros-s falls dead.) 
Tertuilus: By all the gods, I swear, this child is 

possesed of devils. Look! From that cross 

stream's a light whose potent influence did Julius 

slay. Lydia, how camest thou possessed of such 

power*^ 
Lydia: On the account o fthe glad tidings which I 

received ai our home in Thyatiria from this 

,self-same Paul. 
King Agrippa: Come, let us leave this wretched 

place. 
Festus: What shall we do with the dead? 
King Agrippa: Pear him far away soldiers. I must 

go. Ye gods, what strange things happen here 

of late. 



IS THE APOSTLE PAUL, 

Paul: Noble King, haste not away; look to yonder 
cross. There is power in the blood that was 
3hed upon that cross. (To Tertullus): Thou 
art a wicked father, but I pray thy sins be for- 
given thee. (Bending over the body of Julius}: 
Holy ti'ather, I pray thee that thou wouldst here 
demonstrate thy power in the presence of all. 
Rise Julius and sing praises to his holy name, 
f Julius rises. The curtain falls slowly.) 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 
Scene IL 

|The Palace of the King. Before the curtain rises 
the sweet strains of the ''Holy City" can be heard. 
The music continues for sometime after the rising 
of the curtain. Enters King Agrippa, who is clad 
in his night clothes.) 

King Agrippa: The mu?ic disturbs me. I am mis- 
erable; monstrous dreams have driven me from 
my soft, self-inviting couch. I came here to find 
peace. Oh! why doesn't that music cease! 
Hark! I henr footsteps. 'Tis Lucretia. Now to 
conceal myself. (eH conceals himself. Enters 
Lucretia.) 
Lucretia: Hush, ye boisterous throbbings of my 
coui. Let every sound be stilled! Ah! what 
soul-istirring mrsic! Surely the angelic voices 
of Heaven are wafted from the celestial portal 
upon my mortal ears! Oh, if I only knew that 
song, which like the effulgent sun, rising in 
splendor above the eastern mountain tops dis- 
eels all the impenetrable gloom from my troub- 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 19 

lous breast! The sweet heavenly music oe.at»«*t 
Well, 1 presume I'll go to work; for I fear I 
shall soon beeome too religious. |She begins to 
clean the room.) My, my, what drudgery! Oh! 
lo'ily wish that i was something else! I am 
nothing— -nothing but a servant and must drajj 
on ever and anon, until I reach that iast stage 
!ov/ardis which all humanity travel in uncertain 
-^tepsj. jUnobserved by Lucretia, Simon, th« 
Ethiopian, enters and hears a part of her solil- 
oquy.) 
Simon: Lucretia, I thought I would find you here. 
You idle, disatisfied girl, why complain so 
m uoh*^ We a e all in that divine crucible and 
rr-ns'- and'^rgo tho meltiug process. We can only 
c? what we're destined to be; 'tis needless for 
i:s :o fret and fume. We must be cheerful and 
obf^.dient to our masters — then, too, our condi- 
tions could be much worse 
Lucretia: Simon! Simon! You naughty boy! How 
dn'.st thou come so suddenly into the presence 
of a lady and proceed to chide her? 
Simon: Think not that I mean to censure you, sweet 
Lucretia; ofr I only intend to be of what servic-e 
to you I can. Thou knowest that recently I 
hav^ becomv3 a Christian and we Christians -have 
share our mutual woes; as for my single self, I 
desire to be cheerful, helpful anfl loving like 
Christ. 
Lucretia: Oh! Simon; please tell me about the 
Christians; they are the most unassuming. Char, 
it able and persecuted class of any people. W^hen 
I was at Jerusalem, one day, I saw a boisterous 



20 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

crowd of p€ople, who like mad men, were busily 
engag^^d in seeking all who called themselves 
foJlowcrs of Christ. 

Simon: T know but very little about the Christians. 
I know that they are persecuted not only at 
Jerusalem but even in other cities; yet persecu- 
tions are nothing; for all v/ho contend for any 
worthy thing in this world are pesecuted. I 
hear some one coming. 'Tis Lydia, the fair 
daughter of Tertullus. 

Lucretia: I know her well; 'twas she whom the 
wicked Te:tiillus desired to disinherit on the ac- 
count of her religion. (Enters Lydia.)- 

Lydia:. Good morning, Lucretia and Simon. What 
new thing hast thou heard concerning the Apos- 
tle Paul? 

Simon: Nothing new or true. By secret command 
of the queen, Paul is to be brought to the Palace 
of the king. 

King Agrippa: Paul, Paul; what manner of man is 
this? I would that he had not appealed unto 
Augustus. 

Lucretia: I heard the voice of the king. 

Lydia: .And so did I. 

Sim.on: .1 wonder where is he; for I have obsei-ved 
him lately and marked the thoughtful expression 
upon his^ coimtenance. I wonder what weighs 
so heavily upon his, mind? 

Lucretia: .Affairs of the government I ppesume. 

Lydia:. Nay: I can safely conjecture the cause oi 
the king's troubles; desiring to set Paul free 
and to not incur the ill will of my father who has 
often loaned him money, he is troubled. I am 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. '^-*- 

sure that this is tTi€ cause; for it was on tho 
account of Paul that 1 became a Chiistiau and 
when th€ Idn^g would not allow him to disinherit 
me, Fa.th.er vowed that Paul should forfeit his 
life. The king knowink this, dreads to ,send 
Paul to Rome where wicked Nero cruelly hums 
all Christians; nor does he desire to widen the 
br-each between father and himself by letting 
Paul ^o uniDunished. 

Simon:. Let us forg>et the king's vexations and 
Dear Lydia, will thou please sing u,s one of your 
songs? 

Lydia: .What shall 1 sing? 

Simon: .1 know not the name of the song, but I 
have heard thee hum it several times. 

Lydia Oh! I know; ^tis '^ The Star of the Cast." 
(She sings. The king comes from his hidin.j; 
place at the completion of the solo and rushes 

to Lydia.) 

King Aqrippa: What iieavenly music! Dear Lydia, 
please tell me something about this new reli- 
gion, which like some dvead spell of witch'ery, 
sweeps sllemiy and powerfully over the land. 

Lydia: 'Tis nothing new; for if it were new it 
would not be true. Thou hast heard of th^ 
Me&'siah and we who are his followers are called 
Christians. 

King Aarippa: What incredible thing , is this. 
Christ! The Nazarenel Can any gooy. thing 
come out of Nazarelh? 

Lydia: I fear thou art narrow and prejudice!-, O 
King but wouldest thou know, that ihis same 
lowly Nazarene was the expected Messiah: it 



22 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

was he who suffered and died that all men by his 
divir^ example should have a right to life and 
happiness' forever more. 

Lucretia: Yet what relation is there between Christ 
and the Christians? 

Lydia: The same as the relation between brother 
and sister; he is our elder brother and- without 
him there would be no Christians. We Chris- 
tian<5i, like CTarist, are moved by that isame al- 
truistic spirit of love and unselfishness; it is our 
duty to do what good we caji for all. 

King Agirraap: Then why are you Christians perse- 
cuted so? 

Lydia: For doine- good, of course. We expect to be 
pe'secuted for righteousness' sake: there are no 
rewards without great efforts. 

King Agrippa: Christ it was whom they crucified 
foi blasiphemy. 

Lydia: Aye; th-By crucified my Lord. The pierced 
him in the side and out of that wounded side 
came fovth blood and water from a heart that 
was broken l)y love and ingratitude. 

King Agrippa: And was that all? 

Lydia: Know'st thou not these things, O King? 
They parted hie raiment among them and the 
soldiers cast lots for his vesture that the Scriip- 
tures might be fulfilled. Nicodemus who first 
came to Jeciis by night, brought a mixture of 
myrrh and aloes; Joseph begged the body and 
laid it in the sepulchre, but on the third day^ 
in all glory and majesty he awoke from that 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 23 

d-eath like .sluinb-er, ascended into Heaven and 
now he sits at the right hand of him who rules 
the universe. 

Lucretia: Dost thou know more of the crucifixion? 
Tell us of it. 

Lydia: Aye, in a \asion once I saw it. I was pre- 
sent at the crucifixion. The picture of the 
bloody scene, that infinite chasm of darkness, 
as it were rises vividly before me, my mind 
traversing seas of blood, drawn from Immanuel's 
veins halts upon the sacred brow of calvary 
and I am again present at that awful trial. I 
hear the boisterous din and the mighty sounds 
of vast preparation which thunder o'er the still 
mountain tops. I see the vast uproarous rabbI-3 
of religious fanatics. I feel their hot breath 
Hden with shouts of revenge and vociferous im- 
precations. Crucify him! The Blasphemer! 
The Infidel! Look! There he is! He is led 
like a lamb dumb before his shearers, so he 
opens not his mouth in rebuke; he only mur- 
murs in a voice expressive of pity for their ig- 
norance, ''P'ather, forgive them; for they know 
not what they do." Now 1 am carried forward 
helplessly by a mad, furious, raging, ignorant, 
fanatic mass of surging humanity. At length, 1 
have reached an open place. Look! The sol- 
diers! Hov/ fiercely they look! They have a 
man — the b]-^ssed Christ — but he resembles a 
god. What an outrage! Behold the man! Here 
they come with the cruel cross! Down they 
throw the wicked timber! Oh! Horrors! The 
soldiers roughly seizing him, place their sinful 



24 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

kH'c.es upon his tender, outstretclied arms and 
into Ills sacred flosh drive the cruel nails while 
the sounds of their hammers thunder mournfully 
^ven in the stie-eis of Jerusalem jin the hack- 
ground appears a cross.) Oh! The cross! The 
cross! There is something mysterious and fas- 
cinating when I suivey that wondrous cross. 
(The orchestra strikes up, ''Must Jesus Bear th3 
Cross Alone?" Curtain fails slowly. Musi3 
continuo3 fO'* sometime.) 

•'THE APOSTLE PAUL." 
Scene Ml. 

(The Palace of the king. Enters Lucretia, who 

proceed^, to •.lean the roojn.) 

Lucretia: A pleasant morning' Since I have be- 
come '< Clirisiiarj, life to me ha^ betv a 'xeritable 
laughia.^ stream, llowing wiernlv ever cnwarl. 
Oh! 'tis so sweet to he a Christian; to live 
'ike Cnrist. (Enter Simon.) 

Simon: Hovv! Fair Lucretia, so happy and so gay! 

Luc-eti?: Aye, Simon: I have been considering 
what joy there is in being a Christian; yet we 
Doo"- creatures daie not let it be known. I am 
striving to ])urst asunder these bonds. I want 
10 e.0 forth into all the world. 

Simon: Nay; gentle Lucreita; let us still be cheer^ 
ful and obedi-C:nt. (Knocking is heard from 
witliout.) Let us lru^:L in him. I hear some one 
knocking upon the door. I must go. (Exit.) 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 25 

Luc^etia: (Going to the dco-.) Simon is such a 
strange boy! Come in, Sirs. (Opening the 
door. Ent€'r F-estus and Tertullus.) 

Festiis" We would see the king. G.o thou and in- 
form him that we are here. (Exit Lucretia.) 
Now Tertullus what think "ist thou of tlie Apo.stle 
Paul? 

Tertullus: He is dangerous and ought to be killed. 
I Enter the king and his attendants.) 

King Agrippa: Good morning most noble Festus 
and TerLuUus. \VTiat urgent business brings 
you out from your quiet studies so early? 

Tertullus: Business of vast importance. 

King Agriopa: Then be seated and let us discuss 
the matter. 

Te.rtullus: Thou see 'st how here of late, this vile 
blasphem-eous heresy has been scattered o'er the 
land by these idle Christian fools until now it is 
so that on every highway and byway they as- 
semble to persuade men to go after other gods. 
Not long since, a madm.an, one Paul of Tarsus, 
was arested in the temple. Him, I accused be 
fore Governor Felix, in this, manner: ''Seeing 
ihal by thee we enjoy great quietness and that 
very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by 
thy providence, we accept it always and in all 
lOaces. Notwithstanding that I be not further 
tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou would- 
est hear of us of thy clemency a few words' 
For we have found this man a pestilent fellow 
and a mover of sedition among all the Jewa, 
throughout all the world and a leader of the 
sect of the Nazarenes; who also hath gone about 



26 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

to profane tbe templ-e; whom we took and would 
have judged aocording to our law. But the chi-ef 
captain, LyseaS; came upon us and with great 
violence took him out of our hands. Command- 
ing his accusers to come unto thee: by examing 
of v/hom thyself mayest take knovv^ledge of all 
those things. And tlie Jew.s assented, saying 
these things were so. ' ' Then Paul spoke for him- 
self; after Felix heard these things, 'he let Paul 
go unpunished. Two years have passed since 
then and Felix no longer i.s governor; since 
thoti .lit governor, most noble Festus, in the 
presence of the king to v/hom I have rendered 
many gifts and loans of money, thou v/illl do 
me a favor by delivering this man into our 
hands. 
Festus: Him I have tried He is a Roman anc^ 

hath appealed to Caesar. 
Tertiilius: Whai can we do then? The Jews faii; 

vv^ould tortus him. 
Festus; But no Roman citizen shall be tortued 

while I am governor here. 

King Agrippa: Who is this man Paul? 

Festus: He is the man whom Felix left in bonds 

and about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the 

chief priest and elders of the Jev/s informed 

me desiring to 'have judgment against him. TO 

whcm I answered, it is not the manner of the 

Romans to deliver anv man to die before that he 

which 13 accused, have the accusers face to face and 

have license to answer for himself the crime 

laid against him. Therefore when they were 

'X>me hither, without any delay on the morrow. 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 27 

T .SQ+ on the judgment seat and commanded tb« 
man to be brought forth. Against whom, when 
the accusers stood up, they brought none sucti 
accusation of such things as I supposed: but had 
certain questions against him of their own .siuper- 
stition and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom" 
Paul affirmed to be alive. And because I doubt- 
ed of such manner of questions, I asked him 
whether he would go to Jerusalem aud there 
be judged of these ma.tteTs. But when Paul had 
appealed to be reserved unio the hearing of 
Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I 
might send him to Caesar. 

King Agrippa: I shall hear the man myself. Com- 
mand the soldiers to bring him to court this 
morning, but first let him come to the palace;' 
for Bernice would speak with him. 

Festus: And so it shall be. Farewell, Gracious 
King. Come; Tertudlus; let us go. 

King Agrippa: Stay! Be not so chary with your 
precious houi's. Remain with me until the morn- 
ing m'^al is served. 

Festus: I ha^ve alveady dined. 

Tertullus: Sir, f am promised forth and must make 
hasbe to meet the engagement. (Exit. Festus 
and Tertnllus.) 

King Agrippa: Then Farewell. Come Simon, (En- 
ter Simon.) Sing for me. (Simon sing& 
"Bethlehem."' At the completion of the solo 
enter Bernice, Azalia and their attendants.) 

Bernice: My Lord, did I keep you waiting long? 
I shall ring for the servants and have the morn- 
ing meal served at once. 



28 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

King A!?nppa: No, Madam;, both Fesitus and Ter- 
tiilliis 'have be^n heve and. the hours glided by 
iinperceived. (The morning meal is served by 
the servants.) 

Barnice: Simon, vill thou tell us something about 
the wonderful land of Ethiopia. 

Agalla: Oh! please do, Simon; for I've never heard 
of Ethiopia. 

Simon: If ye ^YOuld know who. I am or whence I 
came, listen. In the far-off land of Algypt where 
?he mighty Nile Hows peacefully to the great 
s-oa is a little village. There it was where thes-e 
eyes of mine iirst sam the light of day. My fath- 
er also was named Simon and many years be- 
fore I v/as boin, he saw in the clear, blue Heav- 
ens above, a wondrous star, which he and the 
Avise men followed until it halted above the 
place where the blessed Christ was born. Some 
yeare afterwards as he lay thinking of the 
strange vecessiuides of life, an angel of the Lord 
appeared unto him and &.aid in the language of 
r.he Ethiopians, ''The eros.'s is heavy, Simon; I 
can not bear it Rise, Simon, thou noble ,son 
of that same Hannibal, who like a proud eagle> 
ewooped down from the mighty Alps into the 
fertile plains of Italy, and get thee down into 
the promised land; for none shall pity me.'* 
The angel disappeared, but father v/as sore dis_ 
tressed ; for he understood not the meaning of 
the dream; yet on the same night, while he lay 
restlessly upon his troubled couch, the angel 
returned and said, ''Simon, why loiter here in 
idle ease? The time is ripe; I must be offered! 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 29 

np. R^^memoer the star of th-e East." Immed- 
iately^ father set out upon his long pilgrimage. 
When he ar.iv<;d at Jerusalem, the whole city 
Avas in a great uproar. He followed the great 
rabble out to the foot oi Calvary. Here Christ 
hecame wea y under the weight cf the cruel 
cross. Rushing through the crowd, my father 
•exclaimed, ' ' The sins of the whole world are 
too great for the blessed Saviour. I'll take a 
part of your cross upon my broad, black shoul- 
d'ers and learn of you." After the crucifixion 
father retVirned and by and by I was born. In 
ihe evening, oftinies he would tell me of the 
crucifixion and how on his return he was bap- 
f.zed by Phillip. The spirit of the Christ was 
instilled within my very soul and I desired to 
live in the blessed land of Canaan, where Jesus 
lived. When I became old enough, I started on 
my pilgrimage to this blessed, promised land 
Upon my arrival ;it Jerusalem, the Jews seized 
m.e, desiring to know why this skin of mine has 
assumed an ebony hue. To whoom I answered 
thus: ''I am black, but comely, O ye daughters, 
of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the cur- 
tain of Solomon. Look not upon me because I am 
black, because the sun hath looked upon me; 
my mother's children were angry with me; they 
made me the keepers of the vineyards: but mine 
own vineyard have I not kept." (Applaus'e.) 

Bernice: That \yas just splendid, Simon. 

Azalia: Thou would 'st make an excellent orator. 



30 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

King Agrippa: An interesting history. Beholdf 
Paul of Tarsus. (Enter soldiers with Paul "who 
is in chains.) Release the prisoner and retiro 
to the outer court. (Exit soldiers.) 

Bernice: And t»iou art that Christian Paul? 

Pauir I am he. 

Bernice: 'Twas I who sent for thee. I have heard 
TP.any things concerning thy great knowledge and 
fame; wherefore oft have I desired to converse 
with thee. ^Learning that thou wert a wise man by 
Gamaliel taught and also well informed after 
Uie fasiiion of the times, I determined to beseech 
thee to give up, the life which thou art leading 
and beeome ray daughter's instructor. If thou 
^alt do this thou shall be well rewarded by the 
king; but if thou goest to Rome, thou shall be 
surely slain by cruel Nero. 

Paul: Thine offer of life I can not accept, most 
gracious Queen. 

Agalia: Oh! Father, command him to Ije my in- 
structor. 

Bernice: Think well before you cast this offer so 
lightly aside; it is a case of life or death with 
thee. 

Paul: Death to me is nothing. 

King Agrippa: Paul, I would gladly release thee; 
wilt thou not consent to remain with us; thy 
life is at stake. 

Paul: Most noble King, the honor I fully appreciate, 
iHit 'tis impossible for me to accept the offer. 
Now if God be for us who can be against us? 
He that spare th not his own son, but delivered 
him up for us all, how shall he not with him 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 31 

fr^'ely give ns all things? Who shall lay any- 
thing 10 the charge of God's elect? It is God 
that justifieth. Who is he tliat condemneth? It 
is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen 
again, who is even a.t the right hand of God» 
who also makelh intercessicn for us. Who shall 
separare me from the love, of Christ? Shall 
trib'ilation or distress, or persecution or famine, 
or nakedness, or peril or sword? As It is writ- 
ten, fo; thy pake we are killed all the day long;] 
we are accounted as sOieep for the slaughter. 
Nay in all these things we are more than con-, 
querois, through him that loved us. For I am, 
persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor an- 
gels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things 
present, nor things to come, nor height, nor 
depth, nor any otlier creature, shall he able to 
3epiirad;e me from the love of God which is in 
Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Bernice: He suffer a delusion. 

King Agrippa: Come; let uis away to the court- 
room. (Ex curtain.) 



"THE APOSTLE PAUL." 

Scene IV. 

(The courtrorm. Enter King Agrippa and Fee- . 
tus followed by their attendants.) 
King Agrippa: At length, most noble Festus, w^ 

are here. Let the prisoner coone fortb. 
Festus. (To one of the attendants.) Go thou ana 

bid the ^Idiers to bring the prisoner fortb. 



32 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

(Exit attendant. The orchestra plays softly.) 
King Agrippa: Come, noble Festus and let us bo 
seated that Tve may shake off the dull monotony 
of these tiresome hours by a brilliant eonversa- 
tioii. I hope the time shall s^oon come when 
men will -gladly cease to be enemies for opinion's 
sake. All th^ leaves en the Siame tree are not 
alike; all the mighty rivers of the world flow 
in different channels; then why should ail men 
think alike? Lydia; the fair daughter of Ter- 
tullus, came secretly to my palace early in thtt 
morning to commune with my servants, who are 
all secret followers' of this new religion. Con- 
cealed within my own private chamber I heard 
their simple conversation and all their talk was 
of Christ and of Paul. Isow, noble Festus, T 
want to throw oft' the anguish of my pent-up 
feelings, which heave mightily In my once calm 
, -anriiffled breast, like the turbulent waves of the 
boisterous ,sea. Since Ludia aroused these wilrl 
Ktorms of thought, in my tranquil bosom, I have 
known no rest, but I have been disturbed great- 
ly here of late by monstrous dreams, which, like 
ugly iotrips from the infernal regions, have fright- 
ened away the timid gods of slumber from my 
soft, inviting couch Last night I dreamed and 
in my dream saw a vast panorama spread out 
before me; huge towering mountain peaks with 
beau.tiful cataracts garlanded in ever blooming 
flowers of good will towards all men; joyous 
brooks along whose winding verdant banks were 
sweet scented flowers of truth, love and virtue; 
wide meadows waving in the life, giving grains 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 33 

of brotherhood and kir.dneS'S. I thought that 
the millennium of the Christians had come. I 
saw this self same Paul, and like Pilate of old, 
I found no fault in that just nian. 

Festus: A v\'onderfiil dream! King! Afrer all, 
1 am inclined to believe that it makes but a 
very little difference what men believe, The 
color never proves the fabric. I hate toj-ti^ • 
injustice and persecution with every drop qI 
pu^e Roman blood which flows through my] 
veins. 

King AgrijDpa: Yet we men are mere creatuies of 
our circumstances and like a mighty river, whicli 
turns neither to the right, nor left, must dra^ 
on through life 's toilscme uneven journey, 
through cloud and sunshine, o'er hill and dale 
until we reach liiat last stage — the grave— a 
whence no monal wanderer returns. 

Festus: Aye; vre are but creatures of a moment 
and this life may well be likened to the gloomy 
abodes of a dark misty valley, surrcunded by 
two snow-capped mountain peaks who rear their 
hoary heads into the clouds of doubt and un- 
certainty, but if the mind be immortal what 
need have we to fear? Here comes Julius, whom 
Paul did raise from the dead; perhaps we shall 
hear something from him about the potent in- 
fluence of this new religion, which, as a mighty 
eagle, soars into the ethereal realms of sub-, 
llmity. (Enter Julius.) 

King A-.rlppa: Worthy .Julius, com^ hitlier and tell 
us what thou hast done i;lnce Paul did raise 
the<^. from the dead. 



34 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

Julius: First to tlie holy city of Jenisialeni I jour- 
neyed in sackcloth and ashes, feeling the weight 
of my sins upon my very soul; then to the 
seipulchre of the blessed Chnst I went; for in 
my mad anguish, I thought 'twas my very spear 
that pierced his sacred side. There in weaJ£ 
tears 1 tried to throw off the burdens of my 
grief. While thus in my penitence an angel 
appeared unto me and with voice clear and pure 
enquired, ' ' Whom seek ye here? ' ' And I said, 
"'Lo the blessed Christ." In seem and pity so 
generoii-sly mixed the angel replied, "He is not 
here; he is risen, but thou mayest depart in 
peace. ' (Prnter Bernice, Azalia, TertuUus, Ly- 
dia. Lysi-as and attendants.) 

Festus: All Hail the Queen! Room there! 

King Agrippa: Thou hast come to witness the trial'' 

Bernice: Aye, my Lord; I am interested in this 
mans fate. He ought not be deluded by this 
heresy of the Ciinstians. 

FestLis: The heresy cf the Christians is a new re- 
ligion 

Bernice: Ah! Festus, thou doth amuse me: for 
to me religion is only a trap set for fools. 

King Agrippa: Liet tb^^ prisoner be led forth; I grow 
weary of this conversation. (Enter soldiers -with 
Paul who is in chains The orchestra continues 
to play.) Releasse. 

Festus: (Rising.) King Agrippa. and aii men which 
are here present ^ith us, ye see this man about 
whom ail th-o multitude of the Jews have dealt 
'.\lth me. bcth here and ai JenisaJem, crying 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 35 

that he ought not to live any longer. But when 
1 found that he had committed nothicg worthy 
of death, and that he himself hath appealed io 
Augustus, I have determintd to send him. Of 
whom I have no certain thing to write unto my 
Lord. Wherefore I have brought him before yoii 
and especially theo, King Agrippa, that, after 
examination had, I might havo somewhat to 
write. For it seemeth unreasonable to send n 
prisoner and not withal to signify the crimes 
laid against him. 

Tertullus: If thou hast api>ealecl unto Cc-esar, un- 
to Caesar thou should 'st go: for thou would'sL 
make an excellent torch for the garden of Nero; 
then thou would 'st no more blaspheme his holy 
name, ncr persuade men to worship God con- 
trary to the law. 

King Agrippa: Thou art permitted to speak for thy- 
self. 

Paul: I think myself happy. King Agrippa, because 
I shall answer for myself this day before thee, 
touching all the things where of I am accused 
of the Jews. Especially, because I know thee to 
be expert in all customs and questions which are 
among the lews; wherefore I beseech thee to 
hear me patently. My manner of life, from my 
youth which was at first among mine own na- 
tion at Jerusalem, kn6w all the Jews, which 
knew from the beginning, if they would testify 
that after the most straightest sect of our rerg- 
ion, I lived a Pharisee. And now I stand and 
am judged for the hope of the promise made of 
God unto our fathers; unto which hope our 



36 THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

twelve tribes instantly s^erving God day and 
Slight hope to come; for which hope'i: sake I 
am accused of the Jews. Why should it be 
thought a tiling incredible with you that God 
should raise the dead? I verily thought witTs 
myself that T ought to do many things Viontrary 
lo th»e name of Jesus of Nazareth. Whioh things 
I also did at Jerusalem and many of the saints 
did I sliut up in prison, having received au. 
thority from the chief priests: and when they 
weie put to death I gave my voice against them. 
And I punished them oft in every Fyuagogu-e 
and compelled them to blaspheme and being ex- 
loeedingly mad against them, I persecuted them 
even unto strange cities. Whereupon as I went 
to Damascus with authority and commission 
fioni tiie chief priest, at mid -day, O King, I saw 
in the v/ay a ight from Heaven, above the 
brightness of the sun, shinning round about me 
and them that journeyed with me. 

Bernice: A miracle! a miracle! I do not believo 
in miracles. 

Paul" And whon we were all fallen to earth, I 
beard a voice speaking unto me and saying in 
the Hebrew tongue, Saui, Saul, why persecutest 
thou me? It is hard for thee to kick against 
the pricks. And I paid, who art thou Lord? 
And he said, I am Jesus, whom thou persecutesr. 
But arise, stand upon thy feet; for I have ap- 
peared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee 
a minister -and a witness both of these things 
which thou hast seen and of those in whica 
1 will appear unto thee; delivering ihee from 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 87 

{he people nnd from the Grentiles unto wnom 
now I send rhee: to oi>en their eyes and to turn 
them from the power of Satan unlo God, that 
They may receive forgiveness of sins and inher- 
i*ance among them which are sanctifiid by faiih 
which IS in me. ^Vhe eupon, O King, T was noi 
disobedient tc the Heavenly vision: But shewed 
firsl unto them at Damascus and at Jerusalem 
and throughout all the coast of Judea, and then 
to .be Gentiles; That they should repent and 
turn to God and do works meet for repentance. 
For tnese causes the Jews caught me in the 
emple and v/ent al>out to kill me Having there- 
fo;^ obtained heJiJ of God, I continue unto this 
^lay witnessing bo*h to small and grea^t, saying 
none other things than tho^se which Moses and 
the propuets did say .should come: that Christ 
«5hould suffei and thiu he should be the fi first 
that should rise from the dead and should shew 
light to the people and to the Gentiles. 
Festus: 'Loudly) Paul, tnou art beside thyself: 
much learning doth make thee mad. (Behind 
the sc'f^ne, ''Almost Pe shaded" is sung softly.) 
Paul: 1 am not mad most noble P'estus, but spe&k 
forth the words of tiuth and soberness; for tho 
^ing knoweth of these things before v/hom also 
I si^eak freely; for I am pei-suacJi'd that none 
v^f these things are hidden f om him; for this 
thing was not done in a comer. King Agripp.-i, 
belie vest thou the prophets? I know that thou 
believe St. 
King Agrippa: Almost Ihou i>ersuadest me to bo 
a Chrlsiiun. 



•SS THE APOSTLE PAUL. 

Paul: 1 would to God, that not only thou but also 
pll that hear me this day were both almost and 
altogether such as I am, except these bonds. 
King Agrippa: Well hast thou spoken, Paul. Julius 
come foith. I h^ve determined to send this 
man to Caesar; I shall gi\e thee charge of th3 
voyage. To him, as beseems the rank ol a Ro- 
man citizen, be kind, let him kave liberty an»t 
forbid none of his acquaintance to minister o: 
come unto him. 
Julii.s: As a true Eoman soldier, 1 shall do my 

duty. 
King Agrippa: Thou shalt set sail tomorrow. (Exit, 
.Tullus, Lysias, Teriullus. Soldiers and Paul; tlio 
others stand moticnl s,s to sometime with their 
gaze riveted uipon the vanishing form of Paul. 
"Almost Persuaded" can be faintly heard. Af- 
ter a pause Agrippa continues.) A wondrous 
man! what dost tliou thinl? of him most excel- 
lent Festus. 
Festus: H^ is a verv learned man who protbably 
suffers from some giiperabundance of knowledge 
and subtle reasoning, but at any rate this man 
doeth nothing worthy of death or of these bonds. 
King Agrippa: And so indeed it is, good Festus; 
this man might have been set at liberty if he 
iiad not appeakd unto Caesar, but come; let U3 
straightway go hence and make preparations ta 
send him unto Augustus unto whom he has ap- 
pealed, but m tne meantime let us pray fervent- 
ly to this same Jesus to bestow upon us in this 
life a knowledge cf his love and truth and \a 
the life to come, wiier°ever it be peace and 



THE APOSTLE PAUL. 



39 



happiness for eveTnore (Exit Owncs. Behind 
the scene burst fonh the glad refrain, '-All Hail 
the Power of Jesus ' Xanne. ' ' The stage re- 
mains vacanr for some lime. The curtain falls 
slo'vly; the music continues for some time.) 

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